Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
373
525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 26
153
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 5
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 4
4
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
4 Families width 6 Species
Genera for Cape Town
4 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for Cape Town
6 Species
Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Cape Town | Family | Lacturidae
Heppner, 1995
Australian burnet moths, Tropical Burnet Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Limacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths, Saddleback caterpillars, Saddleback-caterpillar moths, Slug Caterpillar Moths, Slug caterpillars, Slug moths, Slug-caterpillar moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Somabrachyidae
Hampson, 1920
African Flannel Moths, Mediterranean Flannel Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Zygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Zygaenoidea at artfakta.se
Zygaenoidea at dyntaxa.se
Zygaenoidea at itis.gov
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